Meet-Up in LA: Chinese New Year Parade with Nancy Kaye (Hybrid Learning – Two Sessions)
- Saturday
February 21, 2026
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm - Tuesday
February 24, 2026
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Photograph the energy and traditions of Chinese New Year in LA’s Chinatown, capturing parades, performances, and vibrant street life while exploring visual storytelling in a dynamic cultural setting.
Two Sessions
Tuition: $235 (Become a Member today and receive 5% – 20% off!)
Enrollment limit: 10 students
© Photo by Nancy Kaye
About
Hybrid Learning (In-Person and Online)
Celebrate tradition, culture, and community at Chinese New Year Parade in Chinatown as part of LACP’s Meet-Up in LA series. This photographic experience invites students to document one of Los Angeles’s most vibrant annual events, filled with parades, lion dances, ceremonial rituals, colorful decorations, and bustling street life. Photographers will have the opportunity to capture moments of joy, movement, and cultural expression while sharpening their skills in observation, timing, and visual storytelling. From intimate details to sweeping scenes of celebration, this meet-up offers a dynamic environment to explore narrative and composition within a living cultural tradition.
This engaging exploration of Los Angeles is part of LACP’s Meet-Up in LA series of classes, designed for visual storytellers of all levels. Each class includes an in-person photographic experience centered on a distinctive Los Angeles location or a unique LA event, followed by an online Zoom session for critique and reflection on the work created.
Students will develop their photography skills while capturing the eclectic essence of the city—from its neighborhoods and cultural landmarks to its dynamic public gatherings—with a strong focus on narrative and composition. Participants should be familiar with their cameras (digital cameras are strongly encouraged).
This Meet-Up will focus on the Chinese New Year Parade event in Chinatown.
Nancy Kaye is an LA photographer, educator, and curator, previously based in New York and London. Her background is photojournalism, having worked for The Washington Post, The New York Times, and AP. She currently focuses on sociologically-driven and fine art projects.
Her photos are widely exhibited in juried shows and included in numerous books and documentaries. Her portrait of author Ralph Ellison is in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture. She was honored with inclusion in Your Daily Photograph’s Hot 100 of 2021, 100 photographers selected out of 4,500 by collectors and curators, through LA’s Duncan Miller Gallery.
Nancy teaches at LA Valley College and LA City College, leads street photo workshops, and guides photographers in personal projects. She was interviewed for Street Photography Magazine’s February podcast.
Among group exhibitions she’s curated are With Water/Without Water at Photoville LA; Capture This Moment, ten online exhibitions documenting the pandemic for American Jewish University’s Whizin Center; A World at Home, depicting the pandemic’s early days; and 2022: A Year of Duality, a 2023 print exhibit.
She’s currently president of the LA chapter of American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP.)
Details
- Two Sessions
- Date: Saturday, February 21, 12 pm – 4 pm (In-Person) + Tuesday, February 24, 6 pm -8 pm (Online)
- Enrollment limit: 10 students
- Skill/Experience Level: Open to all levels
- Tuition: $235 (Become a Member today and receive 5% – 20% off!)
- Location: Chinatown and Online
A details email complete with the Zoom link will be sent to the attendees prior to the start date. If you have additional questions please email info@lacphoto.org.